Door bumper and the like



Oct. 25, 1932. 1. D. PERRY 1,884,838

0003 BUMPER ANDTHE LIKE Filed Oct. '28. 1951 Patented Oct. 25, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE IRA I). PERRY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO EDNA L. MEYER, OF ROCKFORD,

ILLINOIS DOOR BUMPER AND THE LIKE Application filed October 28, 1931. Serial No. 571,575.

This invention has to do with improvements in door bumpers and the like. The door bumpers herein disclosed are especially intended for use in connection with the doors of automobiles, but it will appear that they may also be used in connection with other doors in some instances. Inasmuch, however, as the devices herein disclosed have been designed especially with a View to meeting conditions in connection with automobile door construction and operation, I have lllustrated and'will describe particularly such application of the invention.

As a general rule the door frame of the automobile is so constructed as to provide a ledge facing in the directionof door closing movement and also a flange extending inwardly therefrom and parallel to the direc tion of door closing movement. The edge portion of the door itself is provided with cated between the closing edges of the two doors and which door stanchion or pillar receives the edges of the two doors when closed.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a construction in which the sheet metal door stanchion or pillar is provided with an opening which is formed in the ledge thereof, together with a bumper block of re silient material which can be seated through said opening and will project above the surface of the ledge a sufficient distance to establish a portion which-receives contact from the companion ledge portion of the door when closed; and to also provide a stirrup for supporting said bumper block in place, which stirrup is connected to and supported by the ledge of the door pillar at the position of the opening thereof so that the bumper block is effectually supported in a manner to enable it to receive the forces of pressure and impact incident to the door closing movement.

In some cases also the inwardly extending flange is provided with an opening communicating with the position of the bumper block so that a portion of the bumper block may project through and beyond said flange opening in order to establish a door contacting surface lying parallel to the direction of door closing movement.

' In some cases also the stirrup and the bumper block are so connected together that they may be considered largely as a unit, whereas in other cases they may be entirely separate and distinct from each other.

Other objects and uses of the invention will appear from a detailed description of the same which consists in the features of construction and the combinations of parts herein described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 shows a fragmentary face view of a portion of a door pillar embodying the features of the present invention and having applied thereto a bumper block of suitable construction Figure 2 shows a cross section on the line 2+2 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 3 shows a longitudinal section on the line 33 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 4 shows a view similar to Figure 1 but illustrating a modified type of construction;

I Figure 5 shows a cross section on the line 5-5 of Figure 4 looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 6 shows an edge view of the stirrup of Figures 4 and 5 removed from the rest of the structure;

Figure 7 shows a section on the line 77 of Figure 6 looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 8 shows a perspective view of another modified form of stirrup similar to the stirrup of Figures 4, 5, 6, and 7 with the-exception that the bottom of the stirrup is provided' with an opening instead of a projection or lug; and

Figure 9 shows still another modified form of construction in which the sides of the stirrup are provided with inward projections or enlargements which engage the companion edge portions of the bumper blockf In the different constructions the door pillar is provided witha ledge which faces in the direction of door closing movement and with an inwardly extending flange 21 .whiehl ies pa-r-alle l to the'direetion of door closing movement and is connected to the edge of the ledge. In the constructions illustrated the door pillar is also provided with an outwardly extending flange 22 lying parallel to the direction of door closing movement and connected to the opposite edge of the ledge 20.

In the construction of Figures 1, "2, and the door pillar is provided with an opening in the ledge. There is also provided a bumper block 23 of resilient material such .as rubber or the like which has a head portion 2a which extends above the position of the ledge 20 and establishes a contact-ing portion against which. the companion ledge portion of the door seats during the door closing movement.

In the construction of Figures 1, 2, and 3 there is also provided a saddle 25 for holding the bumper block and supporting the same in place and receiving the forces of pressure and impact incident to the door closing move ment. This saddle 25 comprises a strap of metal of generally -.U -,sha-pe and of width such that it can be set down through the opening in the ledge 20. The ends of the arms of this U -shaped saddle are hooked sh wn at 26 and 217 so that they rest upon and are sup p tecl by theledge 20 at the ends f the/openi g ther in, and thus the saddle isefi ctively supported in a manner suflicien-t to receive and transmit the relatively heavy forces of pressure and impact incident to t e door closing movement.

The strap of metal 25 has its .end portions slit so that they-may also be provided with burrs or looking fingers 28 and 2.9 of size and position to snap beneath and engage thermder face f the edgeZO a the e ds of he opening therein, thus effectually locking the saddle in place and retaining it against any outward or retrograde movement incident to the jarring and other similar forces.

In the onstruction of Figures .1, 2 and 3 the saddle is more orlcss of. a V=shape,-the side walls of the saddle tapering towards each other and the bottom of the saddle being round d so that the f m f the saddle and of the bumper block is designed to conform substantially to the natural catenary form which it would assume under a uniformly loaded pressu e In the construct on o Figures 1,2, and 3 bottom ofthe saddle is also pr vide ii h a central opening through'which ,tller'e eX- tends a lug of the material of the bumper block, which lug is so formed that the bumper block is elfectively retained in place within the saddle. The construction of Figures 1, 2, and 3 is also such that the head portion 2.4: of the bumper block projects somewhat beyond the plane of the inwardly extending flange 21 in order to establish a contacting door surface 31.

The bumper block and saddle already rile, scribed may be conveniently moulded and vulcanized as a unit, the material of the bumper block stiteking firmly to the metal of the saddle.

through this enlarged opening. to establish an enlarged door contacting surface 37lying parallel to the direction ofdoor closing movement as compared to the relatively small surface 31 of the previously described ar rangement. In the present case also the ma terial of the bumper block is carried down in the form of a lip or skirt 38 so as to slightly overlie the edge portion of the flange 21 at the position of the opening of the door pillar. The stirrup shown in Figures .6 and. 7 is substantially the same as that illustrated in Figures 4: and .5 with the bumper block removed therefrom.

The stirrup of Figurefi is provided with an opening 39 in its floor through which a lug or projection of the bumper block maybe extended. I

The stirrup of Figure 9 is provided with the knobs or projections 40 311C141 in its walls which knobs or projections engage the side edges of the bumper block and firmly retain the bumper block against removal when the parts are set into place in the door pillar.

While I have herein shown and described certain embodiments of the features of my presentinvention still I do not intend to limit myself thereto except as I may do so in the claims.

Icl-aim: v V I 1. In a device of the class described the combination of a door pillar comprising a sheet of metal suitably formed to provide a ledge facing in the direction ofdoor closing movement and also an inwardly extending flange having its edge integral with the edge of saidledge, there being an opening in the ledge extending lengthwise of the door pillar, a strap stirru seated through said opening and having its ends provided with lugs engaging the ledge of the door pillar at the ends of the opening, and a bumper block of resilient material seated within and supported by the stirrup and extending above the projected plane of the ledge, substantially as de scribed.

2. In a device of the class described the combination of a sheet metal door pillar com prising a sheet of metal suitably formed to provide a ledge facing in the direction of door closing movement and also an inwardly extending flange having its edge integral with the edge of said ledge, there being also an opening in the ledge extending lengthwise of the door pillar, a U-"haped strap stirrup extended. through said opening and provided with lugs engaging the ledge at the ends of the opening thereof in looking fashion, and a bumper block of resilient material seated within and supported by said stirrup, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the class described the combination of a door pillar comprising a sheet of metal suitably formed to provide a ledge facing in the direction of door closing movement and also an inwardly extending flange having its edge integral with the edge of said ledge there being an opening in the ledge extending lengthwise of the door pillar, a bumper block of resilient material of suitable form and size and accommodated within said opening and a strap metal stirrup embracing said bumper block and provided with endwise extending lug portions for engagement and support by the ledge at the ends of the opening therein.

IRA D. PERRY. 

